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Flemish
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Flem·ish  (flmsh)
adj.
Of or relating to Flanders, the Flemings, or their language or culture.
n.
1. A group of Dutch dialects spoken in the southwestern Netherlands, northwest Belgium, and parts of northern France.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The Flemings.

[Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch Vlaemisch.]

Flemish [ˈflɛmɪʃ]
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) one of the two official languages of Belgium, almost identical in form with Dutch
(Social Science / Peoples)
the (functioning as plural) the Flemings collectively
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders, the Flemings, or their language
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Flemish - an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
ethnic group, ethnos - people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
2.Flemish - one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch
Dutch - the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
Adj.1.Flemish - of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture; "the Flemish population of Belgium"; "Flemish painters"
Translations
Flemish [ˈflemɪʃ]
A. ADJflamenco
B. N (Ling) → flamenco m
Flemish [ˈflɛmɪʃ]
adjflamand(e)
n
(= language) → flamand m
the Flemish (= people) → les Flamands mpl
Flemish
adjflämisch
n
the Flemish pldie Flamen pl
(Ling) → Flämisch nt
Flemish [ˈflɛmɪʃ]
1. adjfiammingo/a
2. n
a. (language) → fiammingo
b. (people) the Flemish npli Fiamminghi


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